Dunfermline Abbey

E1389

Dunfermline Abbey is a historic medieval church and former Benedictine monastery renowned as the burial place of several Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abbey
former Benedictine monastery
medieval church
associatedWith Scottish Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
burialPlaceOf Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander III of Scotland
David I of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland
Margaret of Wessex
Queen Margaret of Scotland
Robert the Bruce
several Scottish kings
several Scottish queens
closelyAssociatedWith Saint Margaret of Scotland
country Scotland
currentUse active church
denomination Church of Scotland
elevatedTo abbey
era Middle Ages
foundedAs Benedictine priory
foundedBy Malcolm III of Scotland
function place of worship
tourist attraction
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
hasTowerInscription KING ROBERT THE BRUCE
linked to: Robert the Bruce
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
scheduled monument
locatedIn Dunfermline
Fife
United Kingdom
locatedNear Pittencrieff Park
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
material sandstone
notableFeature Gothic choir
Romanesque nave
tomb of Robert the Bruce
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
originalDenomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
partOf Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline
linked to: Church of Scotland
region Lowlands of Scotland
religiousOrder Benedictines
significance royal mausoleum of medieval Scotland
status partly ruined
tourismRegion Fife tourism area
linked to: Fife
usedAs parish church

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey notableFeature tomb of Robert the Bruce
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
St. Margaret of Scotland founded Dunfermline Abbey
St. Margaret of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Palace locatedIn Dunfermline Abbey precinct
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Palace adjacentTo Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Palace nearby Dunfermline Abbey Church
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Carnegie Library locatedNear Dunfermline Abbey
David I of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Robert the Bruce burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Malcolm III of Scotland laterBurialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander I of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III of Scotland associatedPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Queen Margaret of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Queen Margaret of Scotland associatedWith Dunfermline Abbey
Edith of Scotland residence Dunfermline Abbey
Margaret of Wessex burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
James I of Scotland birthPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline knownFor Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey Church
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasReligiousSite Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasReligiousSite Abbey Church of Dunfermline
linked to: Dunfermline Abbey
Edgar, King of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Edgar, King of Scotland associatedWith Dunfermline Abbey
Margaret of England burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Malcolm IV of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
David II of Scotland birthPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III of Scotland placeOfBurial Dunfermline Abbey
subject linked to: Alexander III
Alexander III of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject linked to: Alexander III
Alexander I of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject linked to: Alexander I
Abbot House nearbySite Dunfermline Abbey
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline City Chambers nearby Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander, Prince of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Fife region (historic) contains Dunfermline Abbey
Donald III of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject linked to: Donald